Crunkleton & Associates, a commercial real estate firm in Huntsville,
announced on its website that Cajun Steamer Bar & Grill will open at the
mixed-use project south of downtown. Cajun Steamer also has restaurants in
Birmingham/Hoover, Trussville and Franklin, Tenn.

The announcement said the restaurant in Huntsville will be
more than 3,000 square feet, have an outdoor patio and serve a variety of
specialty cocktails, wine, martinis and beer. Cajun Steamer's menu ranges from
Po Boys and oysters to Cajun-influenced salads.

"I think it's exciting that
restaurants are starting to identify downtown Huntsville and Twickenham Square
as a preferred location," said Chad Emerson, chief executive officer of
Downtown Huntsville, Inc. "The nice thing about the Cajun Steamer brand is it's
energetic and dynamic, which is exactly what downtown offers."

Cajun Steamer founder and owner Jeff Thompson said the Huntsville location will employ between 45 and 48 part- and full-time workers. Hiring will begin in May.

Thompson, who said Cajun Steamer's etouffee, gumbo, and Po Boys are made from scratch, had been looking at the Huntsville market for a long time before deciding on the Twickenham Square location.

"I definitely wanted a spot with the Cajun, New Orleans-style atmosphere," he said. "I like it because of the hospital. It reminds me of a neighborhood outside Birmingham called Mountain Brook. It's just a safe neighborhood and fits into our style."

The restaurant, which will celebrate crawfish season from February to July, will offer live Cajun music twice a week. Thompson said anyone with questions about the new restaurant can email him at jstbuild@aol.com.

A News-Journal report says Cajun Steamer, which first opened
in Birmingham nearly 10 years ago, also plans to open a restaurant in Longview, Texas
this spring.

Artisan at Twickenham Square began pre-leasing its luxury apartment units last week in preparation for a grand opening in April. Twickenham Square will also have a Homewood
Suites hotel, Publix grocery store, five-story office tower and other
offerings.

Crunkleton & Associates said
more updates about Twickenham Square will be available in the coming weeks.

Updated at 4:23 p.m. Feb. 11, 2014 to include comments from Jeff Thompson.